Bonds: Repulsive
The big Fed announcement/press conference/dot plot update isn’t until tomorrow, but let’s take a quick look at how bonds are doing in advance of the big day.
I confess I was getting jumpy about the strength bonds had been showing, including a pretty decent-looking basing pattern. Mercifully, a long-term trendline saved the day. Look how clean the repulsion is away from that trendline:
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Stepping way back, into a multi-decade view, you can see how bonds have broken a very long-term trendline, which I think pretty much spells doom for bonds (and party-time for interest rates). You can compare the “beneath the trendline” price action by observing the tinted areas in the respective charts.
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My bet is that once the dust clears after Powell’s debut tomorrow, you’re going to see bonds continuing to weaken.
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